(18 Jan 2017, 7:31 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Indeed, 33 extra Enviro400MMCs have been added to this order - 10811-43. It appears they are not all for Gillmoss - some are believed to be heading to Rock Ferry depot for Stagecoach's share of the 471/472.

Thanks.

Is it fair to assume no more will be added to the 2016/7 order? In particular, none for Manchester. From the company's point of view, I can't see any reason why they would allocate any more to Manchester in the near future. Service cuts from 29 January, should free up the remaining Euro3 E400s for cascade, meaning no 'deckers in the (active) fleet would be more than 9 years old. There are still a few MANs more than 12 years old, but the issue with that type seems to be more to do with reliability. Then there is the accelerated decline in bus use locally, combined with the uncertainty of Franchising. Albeit, said decline and other actions around the county have made Franchising all but inevitable unless we get a Trump like shock in the Mayoral elections.